'Les quatre heures de jour' (folding screen)
Screen
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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Screen, formed of four hinged panels painted in oil colours with adaptations of 'Les Quatres Heures du Jour' by Nicolas Lancret:
Le Maten, in a garden, a woman pouring out coffee for a priest with a maid standing by; a fantastic colonnade above and a fountain below; Le Midi, a landscape with a group of figures near a fountain; L'Apres-Midi, in a garden with a tall hedge behind and a colonnade in front, a group playing backgammon, a fantastic trellis above and a dog and a dragon below; Le Soir, a group of women bathing from a boat, a blue canopy above and water falling into a shell below.
Le Maten, in a garden, a woman pouring out coffee for a priest with a maid standing by; a fantastic colonnade above and a fountain below; Le Midi, a landscape with a group of figures near a fountain; L'Apres-Midi, in a garden with a tall hedge behind and a colonnade in front, a group playing backgammon, a fantastic trellis above and a dog and a dragon below; Le Soir, a group of women bathing from a boat, a blue canopy above and water falling into a shell below.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Title | 'Les quatre heures de jour' (folding screen) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Folding screen, 'Les quatre heures de jour', Nicolas Lancret, 19th century |
| Physical description | Screen, formed of four hinged panels painted in oil colours with adaptations of 'Les Quatres Heures du Jour' by Nicolas Lancret: Le Maten, in a garden, a woman pouring out coffee for a priest with a maid standing by; a fantastic colonnade above and a fountain below; Le Midi, a landscape with a group of figures near a fountain; L'Apres-Midi, in a garden with a tall hedge behind and a colonnade in front, a group playing backgammon, a fantastic trellis above and a dog and a dragon below; Le Soir, a group of women bathing from a boat, a blue canopy above and water falling into a shell below. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
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| Accession number | 1091:4-1882 |
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| Record created | July 14, 2007 |
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